| Acronym | Meaning |
| OECD | Organization For Economic Cooperation And Development |
| CNWRA | Center For Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses |
| OTTLE | Optically Transparent Thin-layer Electrode |
| RVD | Regulatory Volume Decrease |
| RMS | Root Mean Square |
| BTS | British Toxicology Society |
| APHEA2 | Air Pollution And Health: A European Approach 2 |
| BCC | Brueckner Coupled Cluster |
| MF | Muffin Tin (potential Energy Function) |
| EDL | Electric Double Layer |